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USAC’s Hines closing in on history
Let’s try this again. Miami Valley race tracks attempt to beat Mother Nature to the finish line this weekend, including the delayed season openers at Eldora Speedway and Shady Bowl Speedway on Saturday. Eldora hosts the United States Auto Club’s (USAC) National Sprint Car Series to kick off the track’s ...
Fans line up early to meet Sprint Cup driver
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick arrived at the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet grand opening around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Troy’s Toby Blair had him beat by about 10 hours. With a chance to meet a Sprint Cup driver, Blair arrived at the store at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday — a full eight ...
Ambrose: NASCAR right on track with Gen 6 car
One of the newest rides in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage doesn’t carry a self-proclaiming name like the Fabulous Hudson Hornet. That’s fine with driver Marcus Ambrose. He prefers to describe his 2013 Ford Fusion — one of the three new Generation 6 stock car styles making its debut this ...
Hornish helps Nationwide Series tune up for Mid-Ohio
On Monday, under a bright blue sky and amid comfortable temperatures suitable for a drive through the country, Sam Hornish Jr. found the perfect place. The Ohio native wheeled his bright yellow No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts/WURTH Ford Mustang around the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, giving several dozen ...
5 sports storylines to watch this week
Reds heading for home: Cincinnati returns to Great American Ball Park after a tough road trip that saw them lose four of five and get outscored 24-7 entering Sunday’s game. Cincinnati hosts the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins in a pair of three-game sets this week, then conclude the ...
Good news: Dragons claim home opener over Loons 8-5
Dragons superfan Mike Belcher stood patiently at the main turnstile waiting for the bellowing horn that allows entrance into Fifth Third Field. He’d received the news on his phone but was more concerned about the cold weather for Friday’s home opener. First-year Dragons manager Jose Nieves sat in his office, ...
DARF celebrates ARCA with racing reunion
From the historic Dayton 500, points champion Lee Raymond, the legendary Bowsher family and more, the Dayton area is high-banked in ARCA racing history.To that end, the Dayton Auto Race Fan club (DARF) will host an ARCA Night Reunion at its next membership meeting on April 23. The event will ...
5 sports items to watch for this week
Meet me in St. Louis: The Reds serve as the home opener opponent for hated, er, heated rival St. Louis Cardinals. Mat Latos (0-0, 4.05 ERA) battles Jaime Garcia (1-0, 1.59) at 4:15 p.m. today at Busch Stadium to open the three-game set. After an off-day Thursday, Cincinnati heads to ...
Dragstrip delayed, but Kil-Kare Speedway opens Friday
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.The roar returns to the Miami Valley tonight as Kil-Kare Raceway kicks off the racing season and Edgewater Sports Park revs up for its second week.While Kil-Kare Raceway opens with late models, modifieds, sports stocks and compacts on the oval tonight, Saturday’s opener for the ...
Competition strong at first singles for Springboro
Like most high school tennis teams, Springboro held a challenge match to determine its top singles player. Senior Phillip Gruber and junior Zach Berry were locked in a battle that lasted two hours and 15 minutes. And that was just the first set. The duo are part of a Panthers’ ...
Walk-off single sends Greenville past Lebanon
Exiting the bus at the Stebbins Softball Complex in Greenville it’s one of the first things opponents see: the huge green scoreboard 28 feet wide and 13 feet tall towering in left field. Then Lady Wave Stadium comes into full view. It’s an impressive home-field advantage: a brick press box, ...
5 THINGS TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK
Play brrrr!: The forecast for the Cincinnati Reds is bright. The forecast for Opening Day … not so much. Reds starter Johnny Cueto will take the mound for the first pitch at 4:10 p.m. with temperatures hovering around 40 and a chance of rain mixing with snow. Cueto duels Los ...
Centerville looks to end state drought
It’s been 84 years since the Centerville Elks reached the high school baseball state tournament, which they also won. Senior Nick Bertram figures it’s been long enough.“Most seasons end with a loss and I think that’s a failure of a season. No one wants to end their season like that,” ...
Lebanon loaded for another run at state
As the team’s No. 3 hitter and an all-league selection at designated hitter, Lebanon High School senior Casie Hutchinson isn’t one to hesitate or hold back with her powerful swing. But when asked if she and No. 4 hitter and best friend Vanessa Lay try to outdo each other, say ...
5 sports storylines to watch this week
CBI, Dayton: The College Basketball Invitational returns to the Nutter Center tonight as Wright State (22-12) hosts Richmond (19-14) in the quarterfinals. WSU attempts to build on momentum from its first postseason victory (excluding league tournaments), a 72-52 win over Tulsa. Richmond advanced with a 76-71 win against Bryant. Keeping ...
Preview: First Four Matchups
TUESDAY’S GAMES 6:40 p.m.: No. 16 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 16 Liberty - Game Preview Winner will play No. 1 Louisville on Thursday in Lexington, Ky. NORTH CAROLINA A&T Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (tie-sixth) Record: 23-9 Etc.: Despite tying for sixth in the MEAC after the regular season, N.C. ...
Indy 500 historian, USAC legend highlight DARF car show
Blessed with astonishing memory recall, noted historian Donald Davidson has a one-track mind when it comes to auto racing. That’s the power of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Davidson felt the pull from the famous 2.5-mile speedway growing up in England. And though he never raced in the Indianapolis 500, his drive ...
Last-second free throws earn Troy Christian trip to state
Three seconds left. Tied game. Three free throws. Just like Grant Zawadzki envisioned growing up. The Troy Christian sophomore sank two of his three tosses, lifting the Eagles to the Division IV regional championship with a 51-49 win against Delphos St. John’s at Trent Arena on Friday. The Blue Jays’ ...
Demonz tearing up FHL
The Demonz are three wins away from giving Dayton its first minor league hockey championship since the Gems won the International League in 1975-76. Dayton hosts the first two games of the best-of-five Federal League finals Friday and Saturday at Hara Arena. Both games are 7:35 p.m. The Danbury Whalers ...
Troy Christian knocks off state’s No. 1 team
Following Troy Christian’s stunning 48-43 overtime win over the state’s top-ranked team on Tuesday, coach Ray Zawadzki still considered Tri-Village the best team in the Southwest District. The Eagles were just better on this particular night. “This is groundbreaking for us,” Zawadzki said of a Troy Christian team that had ...
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